Improvement in folding-tables



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. BIROHARD, OFMILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT iN FOLDING-TABLES.

Specification Aforming part of Letters Patent No. 135,881, dated February 18, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J oHN F. BIRCHARD, of Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee, in the State of Wisconsin, have invented certain Improvements in Foldin g-Tables, of which the following' is a specieation:

Nature anal Object of the Invention.`

My invention relates to folding-tables, which are arranged in a peculiar form and with four legs when standing with the leaf spread, or with two legs when folded and set back out ot' the way.

Description of the Drawing formlngplwt of this Specijication.

Figure l is a perspective View of my invention when standing in position for use, and

Fig. 2 a view of the table when folded and set back out of the way.

General Description.

A is the leafof the table; B, the permanent or txed frame with four feet, so that the table will stand up when folded up; O, the revolving or movable frame; D, pins which fasten leaf A to the permanent frame; E, a pivot on which the frame() turns; F, stop on the under side of leaf A, which the bar of frame (J, when it passes across the top of frame B, strikes against and is held firmly imposition; G, feet on which frame B is supported and makes the table stand alone when the frame O is folded up and the leaf turned down. Y

The operation of this table is as follows: When standing as shown7 Fig. V1, it is in position for use, and when the frame O is folded up Yagainst frame B, by revolving it, it is in position to he set away close to the wall or in any other position as shown, Fig. 2.

Claim. 

